xxiii, 1019 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 893-920) and index

Part I. The Enlarged State and the Burdened Society. 1. The refoundation of the Empire -- 2. The state under strain -- 3. The danger of barbarization -- 4. The formation of Byzantine society -- Part II. The Interrupted Advance. 5. The eastern recovery -- 6. The reconquests and the plague -- 7. The danger of overextension -- 8. A divided society -- Part III. The Contained Catastrophe. 9. Two fights for survival -- 10. The war of attrition -- 11. The passing of the crisis -- 12. The shrinking of society -- Part IV. The Long Revival. 13. Internal reforms -- 14. External gains -- 15. The gains secured -- 16. The great conquests -- 17. The expansion of society -- Part V. The Weak State and the Wealthy Society. 18. Erratic government -- 19. Improvised reconstruction 20. Diminishing security -- 21. A restless society -- Part VI. The Failed Restoration. 22. The successor states -- 23. The restored empire -- 24. The breakdown -- 25. The end of Byzantine independence -- 26. The separation of society from state

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